Sunday, 12 May 2013

I don't find it as easy to find interesting knitting patterns for boys as I do for girls, but these ones make me want to cast on NOW! (Never mind all the other projects on the go!) Of course, these would all be adorable on little girls too, but I think they work especially well for boys.

Friday, 10 May 2013

I've been spending some time on Ravelry lately looking at all the lovely patterns there are for little lasses and lads. We haven't found out what flavour the baby is, so I've (mostly) been making gender neutral knits in gender neutral colours since we found out we were pregnant.

Monday, 17 December 2012

Oh laundry, you poor tired YELLOW space. Oh you were so YELLOW and for such a long time.

After a little laundry love.

It's amazing what a little white paint can do!

I was very proud of myself for plumbing in the new tub. The plumber left the pipes sticking out of the wall and a list of instructions and I got it all hooked up on my own! Yay!

We painted those sliding doors white and I made a blind for in front of the tall cupboard.

On the wall above the sink I put these two pages from old magazines in frames. I found the magazines in the top of one of the wardrobes when we moved in, and thought this laundry advice (Wash Day Helps) was appropriate!

"Modern appliances have taken much of the grind out of wash-day"

So that was the last room in the house in Auckland that we upgraded. It was such a refreshing change! Looking at these photos makes me want to get stuck in to the house we are in now!

Friday, 14 December 2012

I dyed, spun and knitted this wool quite some time ago, then waited for the perfect buttons to finish it off.

The free pattern is the ever popular Peurperium by Kelly Brooker. It is a lovely simple pattern to knit and I've actually made many more in various yarns and sizes! This one came out larger (the pattern is for newborn size) as I used the right needles for my yarn, and just eyeballed it on the body and sleeve length.

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Well we have moved again, and are now living in my childhood home- which was also my Dad's childhood home. It has been a big change for Mum and Dad in particular- he lived here from the age of about 4 until just the other week, with a 4 or 5 year gap when he was at Uni, and when Mum and Dad first moved home.

So again with the unpacking, and the moving furniture around and let's put it here, no let's put it over there.

And we are living another house to renovate! I am so excited about picking paint and fabric and design ideas. So I'll have a few before shots to put up soon, then after Christmas some after shots.....

Welcome to Spinning a Yarn

I'm Jessicah and I craft in Papapkura, New Zealand. I try my hand at just about anything in the realm of fibre, fabric and food. Expect sewing, knitting and spinning, quilting embroidery and cooking!

We have just purchased our first home, and are working hard fixing it up. I will be posting lots of before and after shots as we learn some new skills, and make our mark on the house.

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